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Sextortion video call

A stranger on a video call records you, or edits your face into an explicit clip, and then demands money to stop sharing it.

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How it works

A friendly profile chats with you and then makes a sudden video call, often with explicit content on their screen.
The call is recorded with your face visible, or your photo is edited into an explicit video.
You receive the clip with a demand for money, sometimes followed by a fake "police officer" or "YouTube official" demanding more.

What it looks like

Example messages. Numbers and links are masked.

I have recorded our video call. Pay Rs 15,000 in one hour or I will send it to all your Facebook friends and family.

This is Inspector Sharma, Cyber Cell. A case has been filed against you for an obscene video. Pay Rs 50,000 to close the case.

Red flags

A sudden video call from someone you barely know
A deadline in hours
A "police officer" who settles cases for money
Demands that grow after each payment

The one question to ask

Would paying once ever stop someone who now knows you will pay?

Already paid or shared details?

Stop replying and do not pay again. Keep screenshots, block the account, and report it at cybercrime.gov.in (use the section on crimes against women and children where it applies) or call 1930. Report the profile on the platform. Telling a trusted person takes away most of the scammer's power.

1930 · cybercrime.gov.in

Also seen as

Fake police or YouTube officials demanding money to remove a video
Morphed photos taken from your public profile

What people are saying

ScamBhai desk2026-10-25Sextortion video call

What usually happens in a sextortion call. A man gets a friendly message from an unknown woman on Instagram or WhatsApp. After a short chat she video calls him late at night, and an explicit clip plays on her side of the screen. The call is recorded with his face in the frame.

Within minutes he receives the recording and a demand: pay ₹30,000 or it goes to his family and friends. Soon there is a…

From the ScamBhai desk: a composite of common reports, not one person's story

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